African American DNA Research Forum

A.Q. =&= tee: You'll also have a large area to choose from in West Africa. The some 23 million Fulani-/Fulbe-/-Pular-/-Peuhl-/-OBororo-/-HalPulaar cover The Gambia, Senegal,Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Niger,Nigeria, Benin, Cameroon,Mali, Ivory Coast & Sierra Leon (& I've probably missed 1 or 2 more here). - They've been primarily distinguishing themselves as businessmen & Islamic scholars,...as well as cattlemen, of late. -- In fact, the current President of Nigeria is Fulani,...& there were 2 others of that background (in that position) proceeding him. ---- It's really hard to open a book on the history of Africa without finding some kind of reference to the Fulani enclosed. ----- M.J. Ivory